noun

duct

duhkt

noun

A tube, pipe, or channel that carries a gas, liquid, or cable from one place to another.

"The air conditioning duct runs along the ceiling of every room."

"Doctors checked whether the tear duct was blocked."

How to Use Duct

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA tube or channel for carrying gas, liquid, or cables through a building or body.

Easily confused with

duck →

Common pairings

air duct tear duct duct tape

ducted past tense, ducts plural, ducts singular

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The air conditioning _____ runs along the ceiling of every room.

From Latin ductus ("a leading, a conducting"), from ducere ("to lead").

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